Eastern Kentucky University, recognized today as one of the top 125 STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics) colleges and universities in the nation, is partnering with five area high schools to advance among teens awareness of and preparation for STEM fields.

Eastern Kentucky University and Kentucky Educational Television have received the Government Leadership in Technology Award from Connect Kentucky for their partnership, along with NASA, that brought 160 middle school students to the EKU campus last January to stoke their interest in science and space travel.

Eastern Kentucky University has established a STEM-H Institute to enhance teaching and learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and health at all educational levels by focusing on outreach, teaching, professional development and research.